Why partner with Ambition for your recruitment needs?

Why Ambition?

From C-Suite to trainees, we've got you covered when it comes to professional services recruitment.

You have high standards when it comes to hiring.

So do we.

We believe in "Building Better Futures" for our clients, which means we're committed to finding talent to enable business growth. We look beyond the skills on a CV, factoring in social skills, potential for growth and how people handle challenges or obstacles to ensure that the candidates we put forward are the perfect fit for your business.

We've been working with many of the top professional services firms in the world for over 20 years. Here are just a few reasons why our clients choose Ambition for their recruitment needs:

We don’t know it all.

Yes, that is a positive thing! We don’t try to be all things to all people. We’re specialists, not generalists.

However, we do know our niche sectors extremely well. We have deep knowledge and consultants who have been in this business for many years and know the market inside out.

We are expert advisors.

Our recruiters are called ‘Consultants’ because we strive to be consultative during every interaction with our clients and candidates.

We provide a bespoke, personal service that can support and advise you throughout the hiring process to give you the best chance of securing the top talent you need.

You want a candidate that ticks every box?

We’ll think outside of the box, to get you that candidate that we know is right for your business. We can only do this by building those deep relationships with every client and candidate we work with.

You can trust us to represent your business well.

The way to ensure that is by listening closely to our clients to gain a deep understanding of your company and what’s important to your firm. Integrity is a core value of ours so you can trust that we will always strive to do the right thing by our clients and candidates.

Diversity & Inclusion is engrained in our processes.

Ambition is an advocate of equality, diversity and inclusion at every stage of the hiring process. We regularly review our processes and train our Consultants on ED&I to ensure there is no unjustified discrimination in our processes for recruitment and selection.

As a pledge of our ongoing commitment to ED&I, Ambition has signed up to the Race Fairness Commitment, which was launched in July 2020.

Supported by a number of law firms, internal HR and recruitment teams, plus recruitment agencies like Ambition, it pledges members to engage in activities to ensure equal access to opportunities for all candidates.

Candidates in our network

24k+

We have an extensive database of talented professionals with experience in the areas we recruit in. Around 70% of our network are passive candidates that are not actively looking for work.

Offices

6

With offices in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney and Melbourne we are well placed to meet your recruitment needs both in the UK and internationally.

Referrals

26%

of the placements we made last year came from referrals.

CVs to placements ratio

3:1

​We believe in quality over quantity so we are selective with the CVs we put forward, choosing only the best candidates that meet your criteria.

Accredited by APSCO, the recruitment body for professional behaviours.


APSCo is a trusted badge of quality in the professional recruiting sector. 

As an APSCo member we have pledged ourselves to a set of guidelines governing professional practice. We are held accountable to these by APSCo and would lose our accreditation should we be found to be in breach of these. 

This means that whether you are an employer looking to take on staff through us or a job seeker entrusting us to represent you and your interests you can rely on us to act in accordance with APSCo's strict codes of conduct that demand high levels of professional behaviour at all times.

Race Fairness Commitment

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion is engrained in all of our processes at Ambition. This isn't just a one-off project but an integral part of who we are.

As part of our ongoing commitment to ED&I, Ambition has signed up to the Race Fairness Commitment, which was launched in July 2020.

Supported by a number of law firms, internal HR and recruitment teams, plus recruitment firms like Ambition, it pledges members to engage in activities to ensure equal access to opportunities for all candidates.

Read more about the Race Fairness Commitment >

What our clients say

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    ​“I would not hesitate to recommend Olivia to my colleagues both as a client and as a candidate. She has excellent legal finance market knowledge and matches what the client 'really' wants with her candidate network.Olivia is has an excellent knowledge of the key players in legal Finance. I was kept up to speed every step of the way in my most recent process and felt well-prepared going in to see the client at interview. Olivia handled discussions and closing negotiations well, managing expectations and achieving an outcome that was a win-win for client and candidate!”

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    Mike Colby Director of Finance & Accounting

    White & Case

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    ​Matthew and the team at Ambition are highly experienced recruitment professionals with an excellent network of senior BD contacts.  We worked with them to appoint a new BD Director.  I was impressed by their understanding of the role and the market.  Matthew was extremely responsive, producing a very high quality shortlist and an excellent service to both us and the candidates.  He was invested in finding the right candidate for the role and the firm and I would have no hesitation in recommending him and look forward to continuing to work with the team.

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    Katie Kirkhope HR Director

    Boodle Hatfield LLP

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    ​We’ve only recently started working with Ambition and the experience to date is very positive. Claire, one of their Principal consultants, managed the recruitment for our Tax Manager vacancy really efficiently and found us a great new addition to our team. We have found them both professional and personable.

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    Katie Cobbold Head of HR

    Wilson Wright LLP

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    ​Claudine prides herself on knowing her market inside-out and using this knowledge to provide us with suitable candidates who are the right fit for us. She is very efficient and a pleasure to work with. We have placed many candidates through her and I would highly recommend her work.

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    Lucy Westall Human Resources Business Partner

    LaSalle Investment Management

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    ​Olivia is one of the best recruiters in the legal sector market and helped me secure my first role in law as UK CFO. Olivia now supports me / my firm with hires at all levels and always takes time to fully understand the requirements of each role before putting forward selected candidates. Olivia has great insight and extensive connections in the legal market and is supported by a great team at Ambition – keep up the great work Olivia!

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    Shyam Moorjani Chief Operating Officer

    Clyde & Co

The Ambition hiring process

The hiring process

  • 01

    Introductory meeting.

    First, we'll set up a meeting with you either face to face or over video/call to find out more about your business and discuss your recruitment needs.

  • 02

    Outline the strategy.

    Based on our conversation, we will put together a bespoke proposition with our recommended approach to your search on either a contingent or retained model.

  • 03

    Search and shortlist.

    We will then look for your ideal candidate, engaging with our database and network and shortlisting the very best talent to put forward for interview.

Call the team today

Alternatively, you can email us at: info@ambition.co.uk to request further information.

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